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China's flood toll rises to 4,200 dead or missingBeijing (AFP) Aug 31, 2010 More than 4,200 people have died or are missing in floods in China so far this year, the worst to hit the country in more than a decade, the government said Tuesday. Torrential rains triggering floods and related natural disasters have affected 230 million people and resulted in the evacuation of 15.18 million people as of August 31, the monthly toll report said. A total of 3,185 people have been killed, while 1,050 are listed as missing in flood-related natural disasters in China so far this ye ... read more |
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Nairobi, Kenya (UPI) Aug 25, 2010 A tree disease threatens the livelihood of farmers in Kenya who grow macadamia nuts, their only cash crop after the coffee market crashed, officials say. The coffee boom of the 1970s and 1980s ended when the Kenyan government failed to protect coffee farmers from middlemen, who pay farmers as little as 25 cents for 2 pounds of coffee worth up to $10 in the European market, and many coff ... more  
Seoul (AFP) Aug 26, 2010South Korea offered Thursday to ship emergency flood aid to North Korea, while China will also help out its close ally amid reports the impoverished country's food crisis could worsen this year. The isolated North has reported widespread flooding this summer which washed away homes, roads, railways and farmland and caused an unspecified number of deaths. The deluge caused North Korean le ... more 
Bilawalpur, Pakistan (AFP) Aug 26, 2010On a sprinkling of land somehow spared the devastating flood of the river Indus, Pakistani peasants in rags rush towards army boats hoping to take them across the muddy waters to safety. The villagers of Bilawalpur in southern Pakistan have survived the monsoon floods but are totally cut off and remain in the grasp of abject poverty. After landing by boat, General Shawkat Iqbal, impeccab ... more |
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Ancient Roman mill uncovered in U.K.London (UPI) Aug 26, 2010 British archaeologists say they've discovered a Roman "industrial park" that may have been home to a famous missing legion. The unearthed site in North Yorkshire includes the remains of a water-powered flour mill used to grind grain and produce food, clothes, graves and pottery for the soldiers, The Daily Telegraph reported Wednesday. The site was excavated as part of a $494 million upgrade of a major U.K. highway. The newly uncovered site is close to a ruined fort at Healam Bridg ... read more |
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